aska
aska as a verb
Meaning
knock the ash off
In Swedish: slå av aska från cigarett e dyl
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att aska | to knock the ash off |
|---|---|---|
| Present | askar | jag askar |
| Past | askade | jag askade |
| Supine | askat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har askat | jag har askat |
| Past perfect | hade askat | jag hade askat |
| Future | ska aska | or: kommer att aska |
| Conditional | skulle aska | jag skulle aska |
| Imperative | aska! | a command |
| Present participle | askande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | askad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | askas |
|---|---|
| Present | askas |
| Past | askades |
| Supine | askats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use askar. See the four verb groups explained.
aska as a noun(en aska)
Meaning
ash
In Swedish: pulver som blir kvar när något har brunnit
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en aska |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | askan |
aska is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor aska, den stora askan. Check another noun
Practise aska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (aska). Which is the past tense?
aska in a sentence
- Här får man inte aska på golvet!Do not drop ash on the floor!
Expressions
- råka (el. komma el. hamna) ur askan i eldenjump) out of the frying pan into the fire (find oneself in an even worse predicament
Words built with aska
- askkopp ashtray
Questions
What does aska mean in English?
aska means “knock the ash off”.
Is it en aska or ett aska?
It is en aska, and “the ash” is askan.
What is the past tense of aska?
The past tense of aska is askade (“jag askade”). The supine is askat, used in “jag har askat”.
What is the present tense of aska?
askar, the same for every person: jag askar, du askar, vi askar.
Origin
From Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.
Nearby common words
aska is number 2,808 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,804jodå sure, of course
- 2,805värme warmth, heating
- 2,806akt act, ceremony
- 2,807ordnad in good order
- 2,809underligt strangely, oddly
- 2,810tidpunkt point in time, timepoint, timing (the time when something happens)
- 2,811djungel jungle
- 2,812skriven written, signed, registered (with tax authorities, for the census)
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